Media Today: An Introduction to Mass Communication by Joseph Turow

By Joseph Turow

Media Today places scholars on the heart of the profound alterations within the twenty-first century media international – from electronic convergence to media possession – and offers them the talents to imagine severely approximately what those adjustments suggest for the function of media of their lives.

Media this present day, Fourth Edition is outfitted round 4 key concepts:

  • A media structures technique allows scholars to appreciate the interconnected cultural, political, and fiscal forces that form media they stumble upon each day.
  • Unique insights into media trends provide scholars an insider's viewpoint on how media industries are responding to adjustments from globalization to social networking.
  • Focus on electronic convergence shows in each one bankruptcy how electronic  media is reworking conventional mass media akin to newspapers, magazines, and television.
  • A media literacy goal encourages and builds serious abilities to make scholars extra trained and engaged electorate in our media-driven society.

Completely revised with up to date examples, new case reports, and new on-line video resources, the 4th version of Media this day connects the most recent developments, debates, and applied sciences to the heritage of media, highlighting the impression and that means of today's alterations to the media panorama, specially how conventional industries have blurred including electronic convergence. extra studying assets together with a brand new set of on-line video assets, interactive quizzes, learn assets, and teacher courses can be found at the unfastened spouse web site at: www.routledge.com/textbooks/mediatoday4e.

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